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Psalm 27:8-9 KJV
Psalms · chapter 27 · verses 8–9
8When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek. 9Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.Psalm 27:8-9 · King James Version
Psalm 27:8-9 in context
6And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.
7Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.
8When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.
9Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.
10When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up.
11Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.
Commentary
Cross references
- Psalms 105:4
- Jeremiah 29:12-13
- Isaiah 55:6-7
- Psalms 119:58
- Psalms 24:6
- Psalms 63:1-2
- Hosea 5:15
- Isaiah 45:19
Key words (Strong's)
- servantʻebeda servantH5650 →
- forsakeʻâzabto loosenH5800 →
- heartlêbthe heartH3820 →
- angerʼaphproperly, the nose or nostrilH639 →
- leavenâṭashproperly, to poundH5203 →
- Seekbâqashto search outH1245 →
- facepânîymthe faceH6440 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
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David in these verses expresses, I. His desire towards God, in many petitions. If he cannot now go up to the house of the Lord, yet, wherever he is, he can find a way to the throne of grace by prayer. 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 7-14